Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick is soaring in its overseas debuts, clocking $33M from 47 markets at the international box office through Thursday.
The Tom Cruise-starrer officially launched on Wednesday offshore, following paid previews in some hubs, and adds another 15 markets today, bringing the total to 62 in what is the studio’s widest release ever internationally on nearly 24,000 screens.
Word of mouth is great on the sequel that comes 36 years after the original summer blockbuster, and an $80M+ overseas opening weekend is assured.In Australia, Thursday’s debut was $1.5M for a $2.5M total including previews.
This is Cruise’s biggest opening day ever Down Under. Germany debuted to $1.6M for a $2.5M cume with previews. Brazil likewise has cumed $2.5M so far while Mexico is at $2.1M.New markets added today on the pic that’s co-financed and co-produced by Skydance, include the UK, Spain and Japan.
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